Today I will be a volunteer lawyer with Nassau Suffolk Law Services at Landlord/Tenant court in Hempstead:
"Volunteer Lawyers Project
What is the Volunteer Lawyers
Project?
Attorneys
are encouraged to volunteer to provide free legal assistance to the
poor in Nassau County through the Volunteer Lawyers Project. NCBA
partners with the Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee to support VLP,
which helps maximize the quantity and quality of pro bono assistance
provided for the county's low-income community.
What programs are part of the VLP?
Volunteer attorneys handle a wide array of cases including matrimonial matters, individual bankruptcy, personal injury and negligence defense, estate matters, release of accounts blocked by judgment creditors, and various other civil matters.
Volunteer attorneys handle a wide array of cases including matrimonial matters, individual bankruptcy, personal injury and negligence defense, estate matters, release of accounts blocked by judgment creditors, and various other civil matters.
• The Landlord/Tenant Project's Attorney of the Day Program assists thousands of men, women and children in court to prevent homelessness.
• The Bankruptcy Clinics assist families either with advice or the filing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, when appropriate.
• The Matrimonial Project assists hundreds of individuals in obtaining divorces, child support and custody.
How does it work?
An
attorney based at VLP’s offices in Hempstead conducts client intake
interviews and refers clients to appropriate volunteer attorneys. The
VLP attorney also recruits and trains volunteer attorneys to handle
cases."
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